The Washington critic., 1887-02-11
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT NEWS.
Matters of Public Interest Considered
by tho Commissioners.


by the Commissioners.
After The Carries report of the
conference between the Commissioners
and the county property. owners closed
yesterday, the Commissioners sug-
gested that they could facilitate matters
ly appointing committee to wait
upon Congress to co operate with the
Commissioners for the purpose Of hav.
ing the appropriation for extending
county roads restored. Colonel Lud.
low suggested that committee of
seven be appointed. This was not sat.
isfac,ory and they raised the number
TO fifteen. While they were deciding
on whether they woud ask for lump
appropriation or have Congress specify
where the improvements were TO be
made, and while they were appointing
their committee the Commissioners re.
tired 10 another part of the building
and the visitors kept house for
an hour and half They decided
first that they would ask for lump
appropriation, and depend on the Com.
missioners TO distribute it as they
thought best Ii took a good deal OF
time and talk to come TO this agree
ment, and some of them got tired and
left before the matter was settled.
They then appointed their committee
of fifteen property owners in the
county, but refused TO let the press
have the names. The committee was
selected almost entirely from the fol.
lowing names, however, all of whom
were present Colonel S. T. Suit, II.
I. Griswold, DR.. W. w. Goddiug,
Wright Rives, S. NJ. Golden. Ellis
Stear, ii. l.. Crawford, George Trues.
dale, A. p. Pardon, S. T. Watkins, +.
ii. Smith, Ed. Temple, Chas. p. Cal.
vert, j. B. Deakins, General William
Birney.
The Commissioners have received
letter from the Secretary of War, &c.
knowledging the receipt of their re.
quest that the money withheld by the
War Department from the Alexandria
Canal, Railroad and Bridge Company
be retained until the question at issue
between the company and the Dis.
trict Is determined by the Supreme
Court. He states that the request
will be complied with.
jeremiah Crowley has been appointed
an additional private on the police
force, 10 do duty at the Washington
Monument.
The Commissioners have refused the
request of Mr.. V. Becker for permis.
sion to place a piano box on the side
walk at Ninth and II streets.
Mr.. Charles Ii. Cragin, ir., who
asked the Commissioners TO exempt
from taxes part of lot 10, square 5l3,
which is now the property of the Cen.
tral NJ. L. Church, has been promised
that the property will be so entered at
the beginning of the next tax year.
NJ. i. Thornley, has petitioned the
Commissioners to remit the water tax
on square north of square 1ll3, because
1t was Illegally assessed.
The spring building has begun in
earnest, and every day there are per.
mits taken out for number of houses.
Permits were granted to day to Wash.
ington Danenhower to erect five two.
story brick houses on the corner of
Second and i streets northeast, to cost
$4,000; DIR. j. w. Bayne, two two
story brick dwellings on Eleventh
street, between A and B streets north.
east, to cost $4,000; Cropley, Botehler
Il Champion, brick warehouse at 32l3
Bridge street, to cost SO, 500; VIM. A.
Beall, brick stable in rear of 1919
Eighth street, $500.
Horace Frost has been notified by
the Building Inspector that the frame
back building of house 144s Rhode
Island avenue is dangerous and will
have TO be removed in fifteen days; j.
4. Symonds has been ordered to vacate
the frame fuel shed In rear of 407 /
street, now being occupied as dwell.
ing.